Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was a stronger turnout of better quality calves and feeders. There were few comparable sales to state a trend but sentiment favored a higher market. Demand followed the better quality cattle, while bidding on the plainer cattle seemed moderate. A large turnout of open beef cows powered the slaughter market, keeping it steady to maybe just a tick lower. However, demand was high and trade was active. Though some areas have seen measurable rainfall, there is still a large area of the panhandle that continues to remain dry. Whatever green there was diminished quickly with 100 degree temperatures and high winds.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $465.68/cwt on 31 head, up $12.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 31 comparable sales and sits +10.76 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$465.68

▲ 12.77 vs prior sale

31 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,534

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$36.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.17

vs TX average

+6.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	483.13	2,599	16thin
Medium and Large 2	551	447.07	2,461	15thin

One grade step is worth $36.06/cwt here — about $138 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $509.66, low $409.27, median $454.91 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale31 hd

465.68

—

TX average5 barns · 216 hd

446.51

+19.17

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

+6.63

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

+10.76

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,907	218.77	4,172	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,316	178.40	2,347	150
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	171.10	1,680	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	941	290.89	2,737	9thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,565	$5,017	3thin

Every lot, as filed

62 lots · USDA AMS · Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	2,756	82
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	178.21/cwt	173.00–186.00	2,395	141
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	893	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,804	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	176.38/cwt	176.00–177.00	1,766	8
Bulls	—	—	2,128	222.66/cwt	218.00–225.50	4,738	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,108	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,327	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	905	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	330.89/cwt	330.00–332.50	2,435	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	341.36/cwt	341.00–341.75	3,130	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	524.00/cwt	524.00–524.00	2,630	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	522.93/cwt	521.00–540.00	2,568	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	364.25/cwt	356.50–369.00	2,972	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,661	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	603.12/cwt	602.50–605.00	2,575	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,015	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,224	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	567.50/cwt	567.50–567.50	1,634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	406.16/cwt	392.50–409.00	2,945	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	378.93/cwt	377.50–382.50	2,797	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,156	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,330	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	2,245	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,412	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	894	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	3,040	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	407.10/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,772	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,489	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	609.49/cwt	607.50–612.50	2,206	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,579	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,216	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,434	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,574	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	814	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,784	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,170	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,324	10
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,743	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	456.91/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,458	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	779	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,727	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,244	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	404.86/cwt	392.50–417.50	2,158	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	366.51/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,478	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	356.35/cwt	352.50–360.00	2,576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,052	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	326.99/cwt	325.00–329.00	2,537	135
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	389.12/cwt	387.50–390.00	2,401	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	482.08/cwt	479.00–492.50	2,338	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,030	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	774	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,440	7
Bulls	—	—	1,465	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	3,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	598	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,482	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,565	5,016.93/head	4,850.00–5,100.00	5,017	3

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Texas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Thu Jun 18, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Amarillo, TX (LS-AM)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,534Last week 926Year ago 1,546

Slaughter CattleReceipts 350Last week 326Year ago 563

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 42Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	567.50	567.50
2	300–350	325	560.00	560.00
2	350–400	353	570.00	570.00
33	400–450	436	510.00	510.00
4	450–500	461	487.00	487.00
4	500–550	536	450.00	450.00
8	650–700	661	402.50	402.50
14	700–750	736	330.00–332.50	330.89
135	750–800	776	325.00–329.00	326.99
82	800–850	834	330.50	330.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	525.00	525.00
3	400–450	413	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	478	410.00	410.00
10	500–550	533	392.50–417.50	404.86
2	600–650	603	357.50	357.50
10	650–700	676	365.00–370.00	366.51
9	700–750	721	357.00	357.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	498	445.00	445.00
6	550–600	576	422.50	422.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	1,650.00	1,650.00
5	350–400	362	607.50–612.50	609.49
20	400–450	427	602.50–605.00	603.12
96	450–500	491	521.00–540.00	522.93
10	500–550	502	524.00	524.00
6	550–600	598	415.00	415.00
6	600–650	607	410.00	410.00
11	650–700	681	400.00–420.00	407.10
122	700–750	725	392.50–409.00	406.16
111	800–850	816	356.50–369.00	364.25
19	850–900	894	340.00	340.00
133	900–950	917	341.00–341.75	341.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	448	550.00	550.00
4	450–500	496	515.00	515.00
7	650–700	653	395.00	395.00
7	700–750	738	377.50–382.50	378.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	485	479.00–492.50	482.08
11	500–550	538	450.00–465.00	456.91
4	550–600	585	420.00	420.00
6	600–650	617	387.50–390.00	389.12
3	650–700	683	372.50	372.50
4	700–750	723	352.50–360.00	356.35
4	750–800	779	350.00	350.00
4	800–850	814	342.00	342.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	458	440.00	440.00
3	500–550	545	397.50	397.50
2	550–600	583	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	570.00	570.00
5	500–550	512	455.00	455.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	498	350.00	350.00
10	500–550	523	415.00	415.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	510	440.00	440.00
10	550–600	550	422.50	422.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
141	—	1,344	173.00–186.00	178.21
2	—	1,230	165.00	165.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,001	176.00–177.00	176.38
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	905	150.00	150.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	774	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	893	314.00	314.00
2	—	1,108	210.00	210.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,128	218.00–225.50	222.66
1	—	1,465	211.00	211.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,565	4,850.00–5,100.00	5,016.93

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

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Slaughter Cattle

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